Poet’s showcase

Sittingon a Sunday afternoonwatching smokelift from the tip of a cigarette

Nothing left,only smoke,rainand loneliness.

"I'll sing you a songof a sad afternoon."

What is past isover andwhat is left?Only smoke,and rainand loneliness.

-- Sinead Ballagh is a Lawrence native and a graduate student in the science of library and information management program at Emporia State University. Poet's Showcase features work by area poets. Submit your poetry via e-mail with a subject line of Poet's Showcase to mpaget@ljworld.com or send typewritten (not handwritten) submissions to Mindie Paget, 645 N.H., Lawrence 66044, attn: Poet's Showcase. Teen writers should submit their work to the 18 & Under page at teens@ljworld.com.